Paradyne HotWire 7914 User Manual

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3-17914-A2-GB20-00 February 1998Using Terminal and SwitchpackModes3Choosing a Configuration ModeYou can make configuration changes either through the system terminal menus(Terminal Mode) or by manually changing switches on the board (SwitchpackMode). Terminal Mode is the default setting.In Terminal Mode: You change configuration parameters by selecting menu options that appearon a VT100-compatible terminal attached to the front panel of the terminationunit. The standalone unit is configured at the factory for CP (customer premises)operation.In Switchpack Mode: You change configuration parameters by moving switches on the board. You can still display information about the unit from the terminal and runloopback tests. Any changes you made in Terminal Mode are lost when you change toSwitchpack Mode.Connecting to a System TerminalAn optional system maintenance terminal can be attached to your Model 7914Termination Unit through the modular jack on the front panel. You can haveterminals attached to both endpoints (CO and CP).The system terminal must be a VT100-compatible terminal or a PC runningterminal emulation software.Connect the 9-pin end of the terminal cable into a COM port on your PC. Plug theother end into the modular jack on the front panel. If your PC requires a 25-pinconnector to the COM port, see Appendix B,Cable Pin Assignments, for thecorrect cable pinouts.